CFD simulation of crude oil homogenization in pilot plant scale
| Autor: | Leonel-Andrés Abreu-Mora, Jesús-Alberto Castro-Gualdrón, Fabián-Andrey Díaz-Mateus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Engineering
Cfd simulation Time zero Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry General Chemical Engineering Geology Mechanics Time step Computational fluid dynamics Crude oil Homogenization (chemistry) Impeller General Energy Geophysics Fuel Technology Pilot plant business Process engineering Engineering (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | CT&F - Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro. 5:19-30 |
| ISSN: | 2382-4581 0122-5383 |
| Popis: | The homogenization of different crude oils in a pilot plant tank is simulated using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) commercial code. The models are inherently transient since all simulations start from a time zero where the crudes are completely separated to a final time of full homogenization. The tank is agitated with a small impeller and a two-phase model is used in the simulations in order to see the mixing process and calculate the properties of the blend based on the volume fractions. The effect of the mesh size and time step size are studied since in this type of simulations the computational effort becomes a major parameter and has to be reduced to a minimum. Experimental data taken from two different points in the tank at regular time intervals are available to compare the results of the simulations, concluding in good agreement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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